Photography

I found Google Engineer Jean Baptiste Queru’s camera requirements via a link on Eugenia’s blog, and I wanted to share my thoughts on what I look for in a DSLR and what I recommend for the average photographer. I consider myself a novice, a hobbiest at best, however, in my admittedly brief experience with DSLRs, […]

After trying to figure out why my photos all had a small black semi-circle at the bottom, I learned the hard way: you have to remove your lens hood when you’re using a flash. When you don’t, as you can easily see, the flash is blocked from lighting the bottom of your frame, and you […]

Last night, after several years of waiting, the beta version of Picasa for Mac was released. I’ve only had a short time to tinker with it thus far, but in short: so far, so good. Picasa is tightly bound to Picasa Web Albums, the first 1GB of which is also free, in contrast with Apple’s […]

After settling in on Picasa Web Albums, I’ve taken my album offline and cancelled by Google paid storage. I’m going to be deciding on a new picture host soon. Hopefully one that actually support subfolders, password protection, and has a good, quick, easy iPhoto plugin. This is when I wish MobileMe wasn’t so damned expensive. […]

oh yeah, originally uploaded by speedyjvw. That Kool-Aid guy, who does he think he is? Just smashing through walls with no afterthought? Does he realize the mess that will need to be cleaned after his fat ass leaves? I’ve had Kool-Aid, and while it’s generally pretty tasty – especially the purple – I’m not sure […]